Folding hat-box.



W. S. PHILLIPS.

FOLDING HAT BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 15, I915.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919 2 SHEETS-SHE I W. S. PHILLIPS.

FOLDING HAT BOX.

, APPLICATION FILED MAR. I5, 1915- ]'@,@94,30% Patented Feb. 11, 1919 2 SHEETS-SHEEI 2.

P'H MAM} r 53mm. m l B 1 F "F 4 7 .r ,2 /L Z5 9 24 W {DEF/ 2 @5512 i wall 11 is swung-downwardly on its hinges 10 and the hook 18 carried thereby engages the eye 20 carried by the bottom and'it will be apparent that a-rigid box is formed upon which articles may be placed without danger of the device collapsing. Should it be so desired suitable strips of felt or a similar fibrous material designated by the numeral 21 may be secured near the edges of the Walls 6 and 7 which strips of felt or similar fibrous material prevent dust from accumulating in the box when assembled, and the strip 22 of wood or a similar material to rman a Stop is secured near the forward eclge oh tlijc bottom 1. The strip 7 22 limirs the new rd movement of the front 'wall"l-]3 and it will thus be seen that a substantially dustrooffldevice is provided which will efiectively protect the hat from injury.

It is also evidentjth'at a box is provided which may be folded and placed in a trunk and when therein will occupy a minimum amount of space.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood thatsuch changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is In a folding hat box, a rectangular bottom, side wallshingedly secured at their lower edges to the lateral edges of the bottom. for :movementtoward and away from the same, an end wall hingedly secured to one end of said bottom at its lower edge for movement toward and away from the same, all of said walls corresponding in width, means fordetachably securing said side and end walls together so as to hold the same in vertical position, a top wall hingedly secured at one edge to the upper edge of one of said side Walls and corresponding in size and shape to said bottom wall,

and an end wall hingedly secured to the end of the top wall remote from the endwall secured to the bottom whereby, when all of said walls are disconnected, the top Wall and the side. wall to Which said top wall is hinged may be folded downwardly and inwardly so as to fit snugly on the bottom Wall and the remaining side wall and form a compact substantially rectangular article, the end wall secured to the bottom being folded upwardly and inwardly so as to fit snugly against the under face thereof and "the end wall secured to the top being folded in an opposite direction downwardly 

